Digging and loading machine.



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DIGGING AND LoAnING MACHINE.

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DIGGING Em LOADING MACHINE.

APPLKAIIOX FILED AYE. 25, 1907. *e 8* ms SHEIT 2 No; 880,814. PATBNTED MAR. s, 1908.

N. H. NELSON.

DIGGING AND LOADING MACHINE.

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DIGGING AND LOADING MACHINE.

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No. 88(`,814. PATENTED MAR. 3, H108* N. E. NBLSUN.

DIGGING AND LOADING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DI'GGING AND LOADING MACHINE.

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To all whom 'it may cmwerri:n y i Be it known that I, Nets H. NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing atl 'Willmar, in the county ofiiandiyohi and Stateof Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Digging and Loading Machine, of which the'. following is a s eciiication.

The 'principeobject of this invention is to l provide an etlicient loading machine for ma-l nure and hay, but the machine may also be used for hoisting and for stacking hay, excavating, digging and loading earth, gravel and other su listances, att-aching to its beam forks .The machine comprises a wheel-supportedl portable frame adapted to be moved by orses buthas a gasolene engine or other motor for operating its working arts. The mast andthe derrick beam are foildabl upon th'e mam frame, and the latter is provided with a permanently upstanding ortion, or

` brace work, 1which assist in the fo ding, rais- A adjoining parts partly in `.iertical section.l

-bealu and l'ork omitted.

ving and holdingof the mastin upright position both on level and on sloping ground.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a. top or plan view of the machine with the derrlck beam and its fork removed.` Fig. 2 is an enlarged port-ion of the platform and hoisting device to the right in l1 ig. 1. Fig. 3

'is a side elevation of the nomplete machine except that most of -the draft pole 5 and ,a portion of the frame work at b is broken away to shorten the drawing. Fig. '4 is a detail View of the foot le'ver 77 in Fig. 3 with lied fork attached to it for stacking hay.

Fig. l1 is a side elevation of Fig. l0. Fig. 12 isa portion belonging to the upper part of Fig. 1|,. as indicated by the ropes .1: and y.

' Fig. I3 is a detail top view ol' the. turn-table.

i"ig. I4 is a partly sei-tional vert-leal side ele-. .vatiou near the mast, with the turn-table. not

interseeted.

Referring to the dra wmgby reference nu- Bpecitcation of Letters Patent.

Patented liIai-ch 3, 1908.

1907. Serial No. 370.175.

'.lnerals, 1, 1 designates wheels with axles 2 'and 3, u on which is mounted the main l frame 4 o the machine, 5 is a pole by which horses ma steer and draw the machine to and from t ic place where it is to be used.

' To the rear end of the frame 4 the mast 7 l is hinged at 6 to fold upon the frame. and rest in the top notch 8 of an A-shaped frame or p crutch 9 at the frontend of the frame. Said i frame 9 has a horizontal arm 10, upon which l the beam 11 rests when folded upon the side of the frame as in Fig. 9.

Upon the main frame is fixed by braces 12, 13, 14, and 15 at a considerable height a se ment 16, which is a portion of a circle wit center at fthe hinge or pivot joint 6 of the mast. T o the mast 1s secured a yokeshaped metal frame 18, (see Figs. 1, 5 and 6), having in ahole and in a vertical slot 21 a -long bolt 19, with a thumlnnut 20 taking taking against the outer side of the segment when the bolt is placed in either of the notches 17 therein, the notch beinfr selected that will keep the mast in vertical position Whether the front and rear supporting the nut 20 then clamps the mast frame 18 to .the segment'. If the ground should hold one mast is adjusted to vertical position laterally by the screws 23, which arev threaded' in n iain frame, and press with their ends upon y 26 secured upon the rear axle 3, said bolster i and timber 4 being pivoted together at the sai u right positionthe mast is further seside braces '27, 27 and the front brace 28', ot' which the latter three are )ivoted to a casting .29 on the mast, and each is provided with a sliding jointformed by cli s 30 having a clamping screw 31 to hohlI t xe overlapping sections of the. brace in the adjusted position. 'The lower end of brace 2S is pivoted at 32 to the main frame; and the braces 27 are adjustably pivoted at 33 to links 34 te revent their slipping outward on the groun where they are pivoted to shoes 35, which by being pivoted will adjust themselves to .the surface of the ground. The mast is st-ill further braced by having pivoted to its lower end a shoe. or ground block 3G. 'lich is adjusted to wheels are `on level or on slopingr ground, and

'of the wheels 1 higher than the other, themetals 24, fixed on the end timber 4 of the against one side of the frame and a hook 22 'metals 25 fixed upon the ends of the bolster middle. by means of a pivot 45 through overlap )ing plates 4G, fixed on thc said parts. InI

cured )y the brace 15. and the two longer beam is folded forwardly as in Fig. 9. Durthe ground b v an adjusting sore-w 37 in a pivoted Clovis 3S, and a slanting brace 39, slidable on 3G and having its upper end loosely held in place h v a metal bracket- 40, engaging the lower end of the bolt. or pintle. 41,i on which the turn-table 42 and its braces 43 are journaled; said bolt, 41 passing through the horizontal arms of a bracket 44 secured en the mast and resisting with its lower arm the bracket 40 on brace 39.

To raise and lower the mast, I mount on the brace 12 a windlags 49 with hand-crank 48, ratchet wheel 47, and pawl 50 engaging the latter; and upon said windlass is wound a rope 51, passing over sheaves .32 and on the segment 16,.:ind fastened at 54 near the top of tne mast7 while between the sheaves 52 and 53 the rope is passed as aloop over a sheave 55 on the frame 1'8, tired on the mast, whereby when the windlass is applied the loop will raise or lower the mast, as will also the upper [fart 51x of the rope when it occupies the s anting position fully shown in The beam 11 has its lower end provided with two arms 56, pivoted by two bolts 57 and 5T", to lugs 58, 59 of the turn-table, the latter lug makes half a turn on a ivot bolt 60 when the bolt `.57X is remove andthe ing the folding ofthe beam the braces 15, 27 and 28 are detached and placed on the main frame while brace 2T folds with the mast..

From the front side of the inas't'extend horizontal arms (i1-62. which serve as joists for a platform G13 on which the operator stands. To the front ends ot' the joists is secured a bridge 64 having depending end-lugs 65 clamped to the side bars of the main frame b v hook-bolts 66 and nuts 6T thereon. Vhen the mast is to he folded 'said nuts are loosened to let the bridge swing downward with the platform and turntable, as shown in Fig. 9.

As best'. show." in Fig. 5, the bridge is formed with an upper and a. lower bar in which is journaled a vertical shaft. 68, `having at its u per end a hand-wheel 69 andV between t ie bridgebars a sprocket wheel T0, engaging an endless linkbelt T1. whif-:hit= passed around the turn-table and engages its sprocket teeth 72. Oi course an)r otherforin of chain may be used and the faces of the turn-table and the wheel TU will then be made accordingly. .Either form of chain or that it should extend entirely around the turn-table, but may have its ends scoured near the normalhr rear edge of the table. it will be observed that. the turn-tablebeing journalcd beyond the mast. has aY large clearing 'l for the mast, and agate piccc T4 (see Fig. VL; pivotcd .-it T5 and screw-fastenedat 76, so thatl the table may bc easily removed from the mast and replaced again.

In Fig. 4 is best shown va loot lever 77,

cable muv be used; and it is not necessary l l l normally held upward b v a spring TS and having a cam T9', which hen the lever is de pressed b v the foot holds by frictional conA tact the wheel 70 and thereby the turu-tablc in amY desired position, so it cannot be turned b v ivind biowing at the beam and thc load raised b v it. Turning now to a considera# tion ot' the .vorking mechanisms and the power operating them, thc dcrrick beam is iliade. in two overlapping sections 1l and il, each of which has eflixed to it a clip-shaped guido T0, loosely embracing the other section. In the inner end of the beam section 11a is secured at 80 the end of a rope or cable S1, which is passed oer a shcave S2 in the outer end of section ll, aud thence to ai windlass S3, mounted upon the inner-end oi said section 11 and is provided with a handwheel S4, ratchet wheel S5 and a springactfuated dog S7 (shown in Figs. 7Y and 5'), engaging the ratchet teeth to hold the beam extended to the ditierent lengths desired. The beam is raised and lowered by having at its outer end a yoke or clevis SS, and attached thereto a running block 89. to which 1s secured one end of a rope or cable`90, passing through a standing block 0l on the mast, thence through the ruiming block, thence through another standing block 92, and thence under a guiding sheave 03 in the mast and to a drum 04, on which itis wound when the operator steps on a foot-lever 96, which by a wire or rod 07 and a bell-crank lever 98, engaging an annular groove '.19 of the hub 100, which` slides and revolves on the shaft of the drum and carries a. friction disk 101,v

adapted to engage the end of the drum 'and turn it, and having a broad-faced pulley 1012. driven b v a belt. 103 from a gasolcne engine 104, or other suitable motor mounted on the platfomn 1125 atthe front end ofthe main frame.

106 is a brake band adapted toibe pulled against the peripherical face of one of the end flanges of the drum, by a wire 107 and a hand-lever 108 mounted on the operators platform 63, so that by using the brake lever the beam and its load may be held elevatedA and lowered slowly by the operator'. ln a metal yoke 11b, bolted on the outer end of the beam, ispivoted to tilt at 109 a fork-frame 111, in which is pivoted at. 112 a fork 1 10 adapted to dig. gather and hold the manure, earth or other heavy matter to be raised b v the hoisting mechanism just described. Said fork-frame is held in normal position by a hook 113, pivoted at 114 to the beam and normally held by a spring 115 engaged with a cross bar 116 of the frame, but becomes disengaged when the operator steps ou a pedal li?. which is attached to the hook b v a chain ls, whose length is easily adjustcd .to that ol the beam by placing the e proper 'link of the chain on to a hook (not shown) on the pedal.

When the hook 1 13 is disengaged the frame 1 1 1 tilts downward to the position shown in dotted lines iu Fig. S, so as to engage tlic matei-nils with which the fork is 'to be filled, the traine is then tilted baclcto engagement with the hook and with the fork i'ilied. The latter tiltingis .lone by the rope 119,having one end iixedat 12() to the mast and the other end passed through ablock 1,21 on the forkfreine and a standing block 122 on the mast, and thence over a slieave 123 in the mast and to a drum 95, which is operated and controlled so exactly the same as above described fo'r drum 94 that a repetition'of the,

description is unnecessary, especially as'the corresponding parts for drum 95 are marked the saine numerals only with an exponent a added. Thus the lever 1Q8- brakes drum 95 and belt 103a drivesit.

To swing the fork frame more fully to the desired lowered position in 8, 'the operator may turn the hand-crank wheel 124 of a windlass 125, mounted on the inast, and thus wind thereon a rope 126, which is guided by l sheave 12T, bloclg 128, sheaves 129 'and 130, and has its outer end formed with two branches, of which the shorter branch 131, is attached to a yoke 134;,pivotcd at 135, and

the longe-r branch 132 is fixed to the junction of the fork 110 and what may be termed the fork handle, 136, audits functionzis to tilt the fork backlafter dumping and also to help the branch 131 to tilt the fork frame,

lt will be observed that the block 128 is mounted on the top end of tle bolt 41 so as to be in the center of the turn-table. In the yoke 134 are -several rollers 137, between which the fork handle is held at di'erent elevations when the yoke is swunr outward by the spring 138, which is secured with one end in the apex of the bracing arch -139 and the other to a pin 140 extending transversely through the bars of the yoke.

A1' 141 is pivoted in the fork frame two piu'ailcl links 142, having slots 143 engaging the pin 140. The result of this construction is that a partial pulling on the rope 126431 will release the handle 143 and allow the load to tilt the fork and dump ont of it, the pin 1411 moving sullieiently in the slots 143 'oithat pui-pose, but further pulling on the rope will brin, r the pin to the innenends of the slots :ind then the fork l'i-anie will tilt if released from hook 113.

1t, will 'be observed that the fork franie is :i i'ery stron;r construction without bein;r heavier than necessary, since itis iliade of l'oui` longitudinal bars 144,145 all converginf.r und secured together ut- 146.- and counrging at the op iosite ends. two and tiio tout-ther. vto l'orin bearings for the pivots Vor ti'iiniiions ol" the fork, und :i1 the spread nidllc por! ion ol' the li'unie the hun: are braced b i.' the :ii'cli 1311. :ind the brui-cs il? :ind 14S. besides the bolts 11111 and 146 pus-sed through the bars and through tubular the bars.

'hen the niachineis to be used for stacking hay, the scooping fork 110 is removed and a larger fork lil-ie 15() in Figs. 10 andv11 substituted, and the arrangement of the props between hoistingr cables slightly modified so as to.

bring the fork higher up than in ordinary loading. This may be accomplished in the following two manners: Firstly, by .removingtheemall fork' 110 and the beam section 11,'and substituting a longer beam section with the'hay fork mounted on it and then pass the hoisting cable as in Figs. 11 and 12,

from the pint'll near thevto of the mast,. through a running block 152, tience through a standing'block 91 on the mast and thence over a.Y guide sheave 153 in the mast, and

vthence to the hoisting drum. 0r, if the ma-A chine is intended for stacking only', the en-` gine may be omitted, andthe. rope 90 given a power-increasing tackle 154, attached to a timber 155 ofthe front end of the main frame, and Yhorses hitched to the rope end 155.v -above described but retaining rthe beam sec- Secondly, by passing the ropes as' tion 11, remove the srnall fork 110 and its frame 111, remove the bolts 157 (seeFigs.

7 and 8), remove the short U-shaped piece i 15S from side grooves 159 in the metal .ioke

11b and substitute and secure by said olts 15a, (see Figs. 10' and 11), the longer U- :sliapied piece 158, to which the arms' 160 of t e hay fork 150 are bolted at 171. Said fork 150 is pivoted at 161 to said arms, and at its rear partis a guard 162, well secured to the tinesY by braces 163,-'and by braces' A164---165 to thetcmgue or handle 166, whichheld downward by a latch 1,67', pivoted at 16S and heldfby a spring` 169 until the chain I 118' ulls itaii ay and allows the' load to tilt the ork and em ty'it. 4To prevent too sudden a duin ling t ie rope 126 is secured at 170 to the for f handle and controlled by the windlass 124, which is shown invFig. 3, where it will also bescen in this connection that thechain 118 and rope 126 are the saine for both forks, and the latch 167 in Fig. 10'is a plain equivalent for the latch or hook 113 in Fig. 3; and that in Fig. 11 as well as in Figs. 3 and 8 vmal position after it is emptied.

In oi'derto allow leveling of the'inaiii frame by the screws :23 in Fig-` 6 the front end of the frame (as shown in Fig. 5) is allowed to rock on the bolster '26, upon which it is loosely secured by the bolt 172.

to connect the front. and rear axles and to be secured to :i transverse traine bar 1721, whoseu-nds :irc bolted atl 175 to brackets 173, depending from tlic side bars of the frame. '176 are eyebolts to which the pole 5 is attached.

llaviiig in in v lfnited States Patent No.

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. 115 the rope 126 helps to restore the fork to nor- 1712X are longitui dinal triisslrai-es, which ui Fig. 9 are shown 842.904 claimed some of the features and parts above described, I will not claim the .a clamping bolt carried thereb \v and adapted to engage in the notches of the segment and hold the mast adjusted in vertical position.

L. 1u a machine of the class described, the combination with a wheel-stipported horizontally-disposed frame. of a mast pivotally secured to one eml of the frame. and a crutch to rest on when folded.

upon the other eml of the frame for the mast 3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a wheel-supported main frame and a mast pivoted to one end thereof, of the brace S extending from the upper part of the mast to the other end of the main frame, and the side braces 27, 2T". extending from the mast to the ground and having pivotally secured shoes hearing on the. ground. and the links 34 connecting thc'm with the main frame.

4. 1n a machine of thtl class described, the combination with a wheelsupported main frame and a mast pivoted to oneJ end thereof. of the brace 2S extending from the upper )art of the mast tothe other end of the main iralne. andthe side braces 27. '27, extending from the mast to the ground and having pivotall)Y secured shoes t3 bearing on the groundy and the link 1H connecting them with the main frame, and means for adjust-r ing the lengt-h of said braces.

5. ln a machine of the class described, the combination with a wheeled frame and a mast iivoted to one end of he frame, of a.

derric beam swinging fron. one side of the mast, the mast having upon said side the Supporting block HI slim* Zifi pivotetl to its lower end, and tbzslanting brace 3H extend.- ing from the shoe to the mae-t; and the cievis 3S and adjustment screw 3T. for the purpose set forth.

6. ln a machine ofthe class described., the combination with a wheel-snppotted horizontal skeleton frame, of a mast pivotalljtY secured to the rear end of the frame, and a' rest for the mast to fold upon at 'the front end, a platform fixed to the front side oi' *he mast, a bridge bar carried b v the fronty end of the platform and means for securing he ends of said bridge bar detacbably to the side bars of the skeleton frame when the mast stands upright and allowing the bridge and the platform to swing downward into i` 35 the frame when the mast is folded.

7. ln a machine of thc class described, the combination with a derrick mast, of a. bracket fixed upon one side of it, a. turntable journaled to the bracket and having between its center and peri hery a clearing for the mast so as to allow t te table to oscillate. a derrick beam supported on the turn tabley and operating ropes connecting it with the mast, and means for oscillating the table.

is'. ln a machine of the class described7 the combination with a derrick mast, of a bracket fixed upon one side of it, a turntable journaled to the bracket and having between its center and peri iherv a clearing for the mast so as to allow t te table to oscillate, a derrick beam supported on the turntable, and operating ropes connecting it with the mast, and means for oscillatil e' the table, said table having in its perip xeral part a gap for admitting the mast, into the clearing. and a segmental gate piece closing the gap.

9. ln a machine of the class described, the conbination with a wheel-supported main frame, a mast pivoted to one end of the frame and adapted to foldv upon it, braces` from the mast tothe sides of the frame and a. central brace from the mast to the other end of the frame: a bracket at the outer side of t-he mast, a turntable jonrnaled to the bracket and having between its center and periphery a clearing for the mast so as to allow the table to oscillate, a derrick beam supported with its lower end on the table, and operating ropes or cables extending between the mast and the upper part of the beam. .said table having two lugs upon it and said beam having its lower end provided with two legs pivoted one to cat-lr lug to swing in vertical plane, one of the lugs beintr pivoted to swing horizontally upon theta le, the other lug being` adapted for detachment of the leg from the table so that the beam may be swung to one side of the main frame, in folding the machine; said central brace and the said braces at one side of the mast being detachable from the main frame to allow the beam to swing to said folded position, and.

.means for holding the beam in the folded posit ion.

l0. ln a machine of the class described. and mounted in a suitable frame, the combination with a turn-table having cogs upon its periphery, of a mast adjacent thereto, a derrick beam pivoted upon the tabie, operating cables from the beam to the mast, a. vertical shaft. joumaled in the frame work, a small wheel fixed on theshaft and having cogs, a chain engaged by the cogs of the small wheel and of the turn table, and means for turning the shaft b v hand, and a foot operated ca m-lever engaging the small'wheel to prevent accidental turning of same.

ll. ln a machine of the class described, the combination with a portable frame, of a derrick mounted thereon and com a mast, a hoisting beam su plorted rom the mast, and in the free end o t e beam a frame pivoted to tilt on a horizontal axis, a fork or scooppivoted in the lower end of said tilting frame, two platforms on the main frame, one for the operator to stand on near the mast, and the other an engine or motor, .two ope drums near the engine, two clutch 1o nembers rotated by the engine one near each drum, a brake to each drum, four operating levers on the Voperators latform and operatively connected one o them 'with each brake and on'e with each clutch member .for throwing it into operative contact with the drum; a cable secured to each drum to be Wound thereon the same .being guided in the upper part of the mast and having operative i --connection one of them with the outer end 2010i the beam Aand the other with the u per end of the tilting frame holding the ork 'whereby the operator can easily control both the digging and the` raising motionof i the fork.

12. In a machine of the class'described, the combination with a. portable frame, of a derrick` mounted thereon and com a mast, a hoisting beam su plorted oml the mast,v and in the free en d o t e beam a frame pivoted to tilt on a-honz'ontal axis, a fork or -sceop pivoted in the lower end of said tilting leverson the operators platform and operatively connected, one -of them with each '4 0 brake and one with each clutch member for throwing` it intoy operative contact with the drum; a cable secured to `each drum to be f wound thereon the same being guided in the upper part of the mast and having operative connection one of them with the outer end of the beam and the other with the upper end of the tilting frame holding the for whereby the operator can easily control both the digging aud the raisinor motion of the fork; a hand-op` rated windlass and rope thereon and means controlled thereby for tripping the fork when it is to dump its load, and for tilting it back again, and for holding it in normal posi# tion, and 'orlpulling the -tilting frame an( the fork backward into position to readily fill the fork when its supportingr [rame is tilted by the power-operated cable, and foot operated means for holding the tilting frame in normal position and for releasing it to lot it tilt.

13. The combination with a dcrrick beanr of a metal volte secured on and extending beyond the free end of the beam and being adapted for securing to it various forms and sizes of forks and scoops, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

14. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a wheel-supported main frame, of an upwardly extending frame-Work fixed thereon, a notched se nient on the frame work, a mast pivotal y secured to one end of the main frame and adapted to stand plumb up and' also to be folded upon the main frame,Y a metal frame 18 fixed on the mast, a clamping bolt carried thereby and adapted to engage in the notches of the segment and hold the mast adjusted Yin vertical position, a windlass on the upstanding fixed frame, the sheave l52 and 53 on the se ment. the sheave 55 on the frame 18, and-t e cable 51, secured near the top of the mast, passing over Ithe said sheaves and having its lower end operated bythe windlass.

hoisting beam pivoted upon the table to swing with it, a tilting fork in theouter end of the beam, a cable passed through the standing block and operatively connected with the.

fork and the-windlass, and sheaves on' the beam for guid` the-cable.

15: In a machine of the class described,

.the combination with the Vmast l7, of the bracket 44 xed thereon, the turn-table 4 2' pivoted thereto by the bolt.41, the standi lock 128 attached to the upper end of sai bolt, a-windlass on the mast, an extensible 16. In..a mac 'ne 'of the class descnbed, the combination with the mast 7, of the twoarmed bracket 44- fixed at one 'side of it, a. turn-table supported upon the upper arm of the -bracket and having a downwardly extendin arm 43 resting u on the lower arm ofthe racket, and the pivot bolt 41 assed. Y

through the center of the table an said` arms, for the purposes set forth.

17. In a machine of the class described,

the" combination with the bolster '26 and the frame bar 4*, of overlapping plates 46 ivoted to ether at 45 and secured on said olster an frame-bar.

18. The combination with a derrick beam having a yoke at its outer end, of a metal frame pivoted to tilt on a horizontal axis in the yoke, and a fork mounted to tilt in the lower end of the frame and means for operating the frame from its upper end; said frame being formed of two pairs of longitudinal bars and an arch 139 holding the bars spread near their middle,'each pair of bars having their lower ends converged together to form bearings for the fork, and the u per ends of the bars being all four converger together to form the point operatively connected with the power mechanism of the machine.

v In testimony whereof I atlx my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

NELS'H. NELSN.

Witnesses:

' T. O. Gn.nEnT,

Ur. K. WANGsNEss. 

